2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla

The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on 30 April 2017. KR won its fourth title in a row by defeating Grindavík 3–2 in the Finals.[1]

Domino's deild karla1
Duration6 October 2016 – 30 April 2017
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedKR
RelegatedSkallagrímur, Snæfell
Finals
ChampionsKR (16th title)
  Runners-upGrindavík
Finals MVP Jón Arnór Stefánsson
Awards
Domestic MVP Jón Arnór Stefánsson
Foreign MVP Amin Stevens
Statistical leaders
Points Amin Stevens 29.5
Rebounds Amin Stevens 15.3
Assists Hörður Vilhjálmsson 6.8
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KR 22 17 5 1920 1732 +188 34 Qualification to playoffs
2 Stjarnan 22 16 6 1884 1715 +169 32
3 Tindastóll 22 15 7 1957 1794 +163 30
4 Grindavík 22 13 9 1877 1857 +20 26
5 Þór Þorl 22 12 10 1856 1769 +87 24
6 Keflavík 22 11 11 1927 1861 +66 22
7 ÍR 22 11 11 1767 1764 +3 22
8 Þór Akureyri 22 11 11 1867 1858 +9 22
9 Njarðvík 22 10 12 1852 1877 25 20
10 Haukar 22 9 13 1819 1821 2 18
11 Skallagrímur 22 7 15 1886 2012 126 14 Relegated
12 Snæfell 22 0 22 1693 2254 561 0
Source: KKÍ

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 KR 3
0 Þór Akureyri 000
1 KR 3
6 Keflavík 010
4 Grindavík 3
5 Þór Þorl 2
1 KR 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Grindavík 020
2 Stjarnan 3
7 ÍR 0
2 Stjarnan 0
4 Grindavík 3
3 Tindastóll 1
6 Keflavík 3

References

  1. Stefán Árni Pálsson (30 April 2017). "Sjáðu trylltan fögnuð KR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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